Page 11 - Polite-yawning_manual for patients

THE MANOMETERA mirror alone might not be sufficient to learn to smell again. To visualize whether the polite-yawning technique is carried out correctly for creating a nasal airflow, your SLP can instruct you to practice with a manometer if that is available.The manometer is filled with a liquid up to the lower mark line. The nasal olive should be placed in one nostril, while keeping the other nostril closed with a finger.If the polite-yawning technique is correctly carried out, the liquid in the column with the tube is moving up towards the nose.Manometer with liquidManometer with correct liquid movement